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teapot noun & verb. L17.
[from TEA noun + POT noun1.]
A. noun. A pot with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured. L17.
Comb. & phrases: teapot tempest, tempest in a teapot N. Amer. = storm in a teacup s.v. STORM noun.
b. verb trans. Infl. -tt-. Present (a person) with a teapot, esp. in recognition of services rendered. rare. M19.
C. Bede Gentlemen..return thanks for having been 'tea-potted'.
teapotful noun as much as a teapot will hold L19.